United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov April 15, 2015 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 11, 2015. This is up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 174 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... March 7, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,323 1,068 32,574 5,590 March 14, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,928 1,192 32,469 5,596 March 21, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,294 1,200 32,871 5,852 Week ending March 28, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,730 1,199 34,553 5,721 April 4, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,684 1,201 34,046 5,761 April 11, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,024 1,222 33,855 5,516 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 100 100 108 19 State total ...... 205,725 205,040 205,201 208,380 210,414 209,795 102 United States ...... 213,730 213,404 213,367 216,412 218,090 218,138 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 15, 2015. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2015 State March 7, 2015 March 14, 2015 March 21, 2015 Week ending March 28, 2015 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,513 1,364 26,450 4,493 21,971 1,161 26,013 5,138 22,172 1,007 25,499 4,770 21,925 1,209 25,969 6,019 April 4, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,682 1,319 26,106 4,778 April 11, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 22,008 1,357 26,352 4,865 Percent of previous year (percent) 103 100 97 117 19 State total ...... 170,205 169,646 169,499 168,062 168,194 167,831 102 United States ...... 176,235 175,787 175,748 174,252 174,323 174,386 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 15, 2015. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 State March 7, 2015 March 14, 2015 Week ending March 21, 2015 March 28, 2015 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 29,323 21,702 4,766 1,068 32,574 7,375 3,833 7,744 17,576 7,810 28,928 21,865 4,829 1,192 32,469 7,766 3,817 7,937 18,001 7,904 29,294 21,083 4,578 1,200 32,871 7,651 3,833 7,581 17,841 8,310 28,730 21,991 4,670 1,199 34,553 7,718 3,833 7,838 17,935 8,229 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,963 6,588 4,613 5,590 15,411 6,845 11,944 21,553 6,348 4,487 5,596 13,745 6,586 12,017 21,045 6,568 4,487 5,852 14,622 6,536 11,849 21,286 6,737 4,302 5,721 15,304 6,534 11,800 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 205,725 101 205,040 101 205,201 102 208,380 103 Other States ....................................... 8,005 8,364 8,166 8,032 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 213,730 101 213,404 101 213,367 102 216,412 103 April 4, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,684 22,057 4,750 1,201 34,046 7,684 3,833 7,856 17,728 8,212 21,249 6,726 4,559 5,761 15,633 6,534 12,901 210,414 103 7,676 218,090 103 April 11, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,024 21,924 4,712 1,222 33,855 7,690 3,833 7,896 17,823 8,415 21,588 6,610 4,494 5,516 15,859 6,534 12,800 209,795 102 8,343 218,138 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 State March 7, 2015 March 14, 2015 Week ending March 21, 2015 March 28, 2015 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,513 19,387 5,200 1,364 26,450 6,055 3,365 5,840 14,959 6,253 21,971 19,428 4,519 1,161 26,013 6,327 3,354 6,388 14,928 5,879 22,172 18,639 5,427 1,007 25,499 6,392 3,355 5,649 14,842 6,298 21,925 19,102 5,425 1,209 25,969 5,588 3,606 5,986 14,436 5,474 April 4, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,682 17,728 5,324 1,319 26,106 6,247 3,315 5,959 15,007 5,739 April 11, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 22,008 17,952 4,516 1,357 26,352 6,421 3,362 6,099 15,097 6,296 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 17,626 4,079 3,949 4,493 12,236 5,553 11,883 16,554 4,643 4,015 5,138 12,406 5,628 11,294 16,656 4,635 4,065 4,770 12,703 5,637 11,753 15,944 3,954 4,006 6,019 12,748 5,568 11,103 17,409 5,079 3,656 4,778 11,619 6,037 11,190 16,823 4,915 3,892 4,865 11,909 5,314 10,653 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 170,205 104 169,646 103 169,499 102 168,062 101 168,194 101 167,831 102 Other States ....................................... 6,030 6,141 6,249 6,190 6,129 6,555 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 176,235 104 175,787 103 175,748 102 174,252 101 174,323 101 174,386 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 15, 2015. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov